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Yukon Liberal Party
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Yukon Liberal Party |
| Parti libéral du Yukon | |
| logo | YLP logo2.png |
| logo_size | 225 |
| colorcode | |
| leader | Debra-Leigh Reti (interim) |
| president | Jason Cunning |
| foundation | |
| ideology | Liberalism (Canadian) |
| headquarters | 108 Elliott Street |
| Unit 183 | |
| Whitehorse, Yukon | |
| Y1A 6C4 | |
| website | |
| country | Canada |
| position | Centre |
| membership | 1,000 |
| membership_year | 2025 |
| colours | Red |
| blank1_title | Fiscal policy |
| blank2_title | Social policy |
| seats1_title | Seats in the House of Commons |
| seats2_title | Seats in the Senate |
| seats3_title | Seats in Legislature |
| seats3 | |
| state | Yukon |
| parties_dab1 | List of political parties in Yukon |
| elections_dab1 | List of Yukon general elections |
Parti libéral du Yukon Unit 183 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 6C4 The Yukon Liberal Party () is a political party in the territory of Yukon, Canada. The party is not organizationally linked to the federal Liberal Party of Canada in any official manner.
History
After twenty years as a minor party, the Yukon Liberal Party won the 2000 general election and formed a government under Premier Pat Duncan. The government, however, was reduced to minority government status. Duncan called a snap election for November 2002 in the hope of regaining her government's majority. The party was almost completely wiped out, however, by the Yukon Party. Duncan won the Liberals' sole seat in the Yukon Party's landslide.
The Liberal Party remained in opposition until the 2016 general election where the party went from third place in the legislature to majority government with its leader, Sandy Silver, becoming Premier.
Following the 2021 Yukon general election, on April 28, the NDP announced that they had entered into a formal confidence and supply agreement with the Liberals.
Only one sitting Liberal MLA sought re-election in the 2025 Yukon general election, an election where the party was almost completely wiped out.
Electoral performances
Legislative Assembly
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Status | 1978 | 1982 | 1985 | 1989 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2002 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iain MacKay | 2,201 | 26.0 | 2 | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||
| Ron Veale | 1,564 | 15.0 | 2 | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||
| Roger Coles | 806 | 7.6 | 2 | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||
| Jim McLachlan | 1,303 | 11.1 | 2 | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Thériault | 2,098 | 16.1 | 1 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| Ken Taylor | 3,486 | 24.1 | 2 | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||
| Pat Duncan | 6,092 | 42.7 | 7 | 1st | ||||||||||||||||
| 4,056 | 29.0 | 7 | 3rd | |||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Mitchell | 4,704 | 34.7 | 4 | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||
| 3,979 | 25.2 | 3 | 3rd | |||||||||||||||||
| Sandy Silver | 7,404 | 39.4 | 10 | 1st | ||||||||||||||||
| 6,132 | 32.4 | 3 | 1st | |||||||||||||||||
| Mike Pemberton | 1,914 | 10.2 | 7 | 3rd |
Leaders
- Iain MacKay 1978–1981
- Ron Veale 1981–1984
- Roger Coles 1984–1986
- Jim McLachlan 1986–1989
- Paul Thériault 1989–1992
- Jack Cable 1992–1995 (interim)
- Ken Taylor 1995–1997
- Jack Cable 1997–1998 (interim)
- Pat Duncan 1998–2005
- Arthur Mitchell 2005–2011
- Darius Elias 2011–2012 (interim)
- Sandy Silver 2012–2023
- Ranj Pillai 2023–2025
- Mike Pemberton 2025–2026
- Debra-Leigh Reti 2026–present (interim)
Notes
References
References
- "Yukon Liberals select Mike Pemberton as their new leader and the territory's next premier". [[Black Press Media]].
- (28 April 2021). "Yukon Liberals, reduced to minority, embrace the NDP".
- https://www.yukon-news.com/news/health-and-justice-minister-mcphee-wont-run-in-upcoming-yukon-elections-8244322
- (21 January 2026). "Yukon Liberal leader steps down, MLA Debra-Leigh Reti replaces him". Yukon News.
- https://yukon-news.com/2026/01/21/breaking-yukon-liberal-leader-steps-down-mla-debra-leigh-reti-replaces-him/
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